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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Guelph, ON, CAN |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Speed River Track and Field Club : Guelph, ON, CAN |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Business Administration - High Point University: United States |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Watching movies, sports. (olympic.ca, 22 Aug 2015) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | He tries not to think about the race too much until at least an hour beforehand, when he begins to visualise the race. (runnersfeed.com, 30 Apr 2013) |
| Most influential person in career | His parents. (newbalance.ca, 10 Nov 2012) |
| Hero / Idol | Canadian distance runner Kevin Sullivan. (olympic.ca, 22 Aug 2015) |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Twitter profile, 09 Jul 2016) |
| Awards and honours | He was named in the Big South Conference's Indoor Track and Field 'All-Decade' team, an accolade created to honour the 30th anniversary of the competition. (highpointpanthers.com, 25 Feb 2014) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Dave Scott-Thomas [club] |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up athletics at age nine. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2006 |
| Competing for | Canada |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Researcher |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Be patient and consistent." (newbalance.ca, 10 Nov 2012) |
| Other information | DISTANCE SWITCH In 2012 he opted to start competing in the steeplechase instead of the 1500m after failing to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. He felt he had achieved all he could in the 1500m. "I just don't know what I could do better at that distance." (olympic.ca, 22 Aug 2015; guelphmercury.com, 25 Oct 2012) OCCUPATION He has worked as a field researcher for a company in Ontario, Canada, which develops geospatial technology. (olympic.ca, 22 Aug 2015) |